Sple"ni*al (?), a. [L. splenium a
plaster, a patch, Gr. &?;&?;&?;&?; a bandage.] (Anat.)
(a) Designating the splenial bone.
(b) Of or pertaining to the splenial bone or
splenius muscle.
Splenial bone (Anat.), a thin
splintlike bone on the inner side of the proximal portion of the
mandible of many vertebrates.
Sple"ni*al, n. (Anat.) The
splenial bone.
Sple"ni*al (?), a. [L. splenium a
plaster, a patch, Gr. &?;&?;&?;&?; a bandage.] (Anat.)
(a) Designating the splenial bone.
(b) Of or pertaining to the splenial bone or
splenius muscle.
Splenial bone (Anat.), a thin
splintlike bone on the inner side of the proximal portion of the
mandible of many vertebrates.
Sple"ni*al, n. (Anat.) The
splenial bone.
